Centos-Enterprise Linux to Masses

I'm pleased with the much awaited release of last week Centos 5.5,bringing enterprise Linux Features to masses.CentOS 5.5 is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (RHEL), which was released at the end of March, and includes a number of bug fixes, updates and new functionality.This was last release under 5.x series with RHEL 6.0 Beta waiting in the wings.

CentOS 5.5 is available to download for i386 and x86-64 architectures, either as multiple CD ISO image files or as one or two DVD ISO images.

Linux kernel Updates

The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software.

Nearly three months after the release of Linux 2.6.33, Linus Torvalds has released Linux 2.6.34. It supports two new file systems and offers improved support of the power saving techniques available in modern hardware. Many new or extended drivers also improve the hardware support; 2.6.34 also has support for some Intel processors and chipsets which the Intel will be introducing early next year.

What's new in Linux 2.6.34

• Improvements in graphic drivers.Out of box implementation of Nouveau driver for GeForce graphics hardware
• Two new file systems Ceph and LogFS supported.Improvements to btrfs and ext4